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You are here: Home / Politics / Media / CBS becomes even more liberal

CBS becomes even more liberal

by DougJ|  February 23, 20097:07 am| 18 Comments

This post is in: Media, Assholes

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CBS has hired yet another prominent liberal:

Jeff Ballabon, an Orthodox Jew and political and communications consultant whom The Forward called “the architect of Bush’s 2004 re-election effort in the Orthodox community,” is the new senior vice president for communications at CBS News. He starts Monday and, according to a CBS press release, will be in charge of “all media relations and public affairs for CBS News, including strategy and planning, day-to-day publicity, internal and external communications” and coordination with the CBS News website.

….

“The key to success is the ability to be empathetic with a diversity of viewpoints,” he said, adding that his background as an Orthodox Jew has sometimes made him feel like “somewhat of an outsider in society” and thus he never thinks that he should be imposing his viewpoint on others.

And he quips that “with the current political environment, the mainstream media actually seemed like the more moderate atmosphere.”

[UPDATE: Ballabon’s self characterization doesn’t fly with Ira Forman of the National Jewish Democratic Council. Forman tells Capital J that during one forum the two participated in, Ballabon said that Democrats in Washington are evil and Republicans in Washington are good.]


He’s quite a humorist
as well:

Not long ago, he hosted a fund-raiser for a Hebron settlers’ group, and at another recent gathering he introduced, with a wink, a settler friend as “a minor terrorist.”

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18Comments

  1. 1.

    4tehlulz

    February 23, 2009 at 7:19 am

    >>Not long ago, he hosted a fund-raiser for a Hebron settlers’ group

    Nice. I’m sure we can look forward to "fair and balanced" reporting from Hebron.

  2. 2.

    Mako

    February 23, 2009 at 7:53 am

    I have not been in your country for many years.
    Just recently realized you offer these things on our national television-
    http://tinyurl.com/cbe7yf

    So therefore I am not surprised that you would hire prominent jew liberals to twist the news.

  3. 3.

    4tehlulz

    February 23, 2009 at 7:59 am

    JOHN HIRED JEW LIBERALS TO TWIST THE NEWS? HOLY SHIT JC WORKS FOR THE ZOG1010101010

  4. 4.

    kommrade reproductive vigor

    February 23, 2009 at 8:00 am

    If he can keep his political views to himself, fine. If not, CBS has just driven another nail in its coffin.

    Also fine.

  5. 5.

    Mako

    February 23, 2009 at 8:05 am

    JOHN HIRED JEW LIBERALS TO TWIST THE NEWS? HOLY SHIT JC WORKS FOR THE ZOG1010101010

    So sorry , friend, but i believe it is Mr DougJ who is responsible for this transgression.

  6. 6.

    Rick Taylor

    February 23, 2009 at 8:15 am

    Via TPM, Glenn Beck and guests tell "bedtime stories," speculating about the coming armed uprising against the government, debating whether it’s a good thing or not, wondering if the army will be willing to quell the uprising or will join it, and so on.

    I keep thinking I’m beyond being shocked by wingnuts, and I keep being wrong.

  7. 7.

    Rick Taylor

    February 23, 2009 at 8:17 am

    I did link to the video at TPM above and the link does work. I’m nto sure why the link isn’t highlighting.

  8. 8.

    Mako

    February 23, 2009 at 8:24 am

    @kommrade reproductive vigor:

    Your light blue links on white background format is very pretty.
    But maybe you use too many words? or not enough? No offense, but you’re gig is done already.
    http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/
    Peace.

  9. 9.

    Napoleon

    February 23, 2009 at 8:39 am

    @Rick Taylor:

    We actually had a discussion about it in a thread yesterday. It first appeared on Greenwald’s site.

  10. 10.

    Mako

    February 23, 2009 at 8:47 am

    @Napoleon:

    Sometimes are slow, my american friends, not like us French.

  11. 11.

    Ace Armstrong

    February 23, 2009 at 8:51 am

    Further confirmation that the MSM is right wing.

  12. 12.

    Napoleon

    February 23, 2009 at 9:01 am

    @Rick Taylor:

    PS, if you are catching up on videos from the weekend the must see of the month is the Alan Keyes one floating around.

  13. 13.

    Ash Can

    February 23, 2009 at 9:18 am

    On the subject of TV news, this is just too funny, especially since these two anchors are of course consummate professionals when the red light goes on. (Click on the "Bob & Jackie’s Routine" window to play the video.)

  14. 14.

    Mako

    February 23, 2009 at 9:35 am

    On the subject of TV news, this is just too funny…

    A clean-cut non-threatening negro and a besuited blond acting like retards on a "news" show. That’s some kinda suprise?

  15. 15.

    burnspbesq

    February 23, 2009 at 10:26 am

    @Rick Taylor:

    U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 3, clause 1:

    Treason against the United States shall consist … in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."

    Not there yet, but getting closer, they are.

  16. 16.

    alec

    February 23, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    Oh boy! Another member of the media that will get to expose how those unfortunate Israeli’s have bottle rockets shot at them, so the Palestinians deserve to be treated to apartheid conditions.

  17. 17.

    Carol A.

    February 23, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    No big surprise. The architect of Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign in the Orthodox community has been hired as senior VP of CBS News. Jeff Ballabon even borrowed Bush’s divisive term "good" to define Republicans and "evil" to define Democrats. Perhaps, like Fox News Channel, Buffoon plans to begin each day by distributing conservative talking points memos. I know that I won’t be watching.
    CBS network is owned by corporate America, Sumner Redstone, formerly Viacom. Corporate America liked the Bush administration until the economy tanked. Bush let corporations and wealthy corporate CEOs run amok. Though Redstone claims to be a Democrat, he supported G. W. Bush.
    CBS News programming already bends to the right. It includes Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer, The Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood and regular commentary by Ben Stein, and the 60 Minutes line-up usually ends with Andy Rooney. CBS News tried to erase the best part of Katie Couric’s appeal, her personality. Apparently, they had her lose the smile and dress in gray suits. Then they wondered why their prime time ratings were down.

  18. 18.

    Nancy Irving

    February 24, 2009 at 12:08 am

    “a minor terrorist.” –

    Har har har. Stop, you’re killing me. (Really.)

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